John Lynch

Mr. Lynch is a former four-term Governor of the State of New Hampshire. While in office, he balanced the budget in each year of his tenure and he focused on improving the quality of education, the result of which was a dramatic reduction in the high school dropout rate. Mr. Lynch made economic development a priority, resulting in an unemployment rate generally 40% below the national average. Prior to serving as Governor, Mr. Lynch was CEO of Knoll, a high end office furniture company. Mr. Lynch has served as Associate Dean of Harvard Business School and has served on the Board of Citizens Bank of NH. He is a current faculty member at the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth. Mr. Lynch has a BA from the University of New Hampshire, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a JD from Georgetown Law School.